The agricultural opportunities of this beautiful area became reality as the settlers came into this country and staked out their homesteads in the early 1880's. In order to redeem the land from the desert, water was needed and found in the major . . . — — Map (db m291596) HM
As one author put it, Crawford is a unique cow town, one of the last of its kind in the West. The boardwalk, old church and adjoining cemetery add western flavor to this center of cattle and sheep ranching. Prior to WWII several of the most . . . — — Map (db m291598) HM
Crawford State Park includes Crawford Reservoir and the immediate surrounding land. This area was initially developed and operated as a recreation area for the public by the National Park Service in 1964. In 1967, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation . . . — — Map (db m291599) HM
North Fork Harvests Early pioneers recognized that the mild climate of the Hotchkiss/Paonia area, also known as the North Fork Valley, could support quality fruit production, and in 1882 the first orchards were planted. In 1902 the Denver & Rio . . . — — Map (db m291597) HM
Commerce at the confluence began with fur trade beaver fur pelts snagged by trappers working out of Antoine Robidoux's Fort Uncompahgre trading post. Beaver, fox, coyote, muskrat, and other furs continued to be trapped and traded in the environs . . . — — Map (db m290983) HM
Original storefront approx 25 wide. Owners through the years: 1894-1910 F. P. Hunt 1911-1924 Stockham Bros. 1925-1978 L. Schmidt & Sons 1978-1988 Mathews True Value 1989-1994 Graham True Value 1995- Remodeled into Columbine Mall . . . — — Map (db m290996) HM
From Delta's first school, 1884 to 1963. This bell hangs under the Lincoln School cupola, which never had a bell because the two schools were located so close. — — Map (db m159565) HM
Built by Wm. R. Gale
Original location -
West side of alley facing East 3rd St.
between Main & Palmer
Moved in 1974 by
Delta County Historical Society — — Map (db m159566) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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United Methodist
Historic . . . — — Map (db m159573) HM
One of the many trading posts built by
Antoine (Anton French) Robidoux,
First built around 1828 at the juncture of the
Grand (Gunnison) and Uncompahgre Rivers
then a territory of Mexico and Ute Indian country
on the well traveled "Old . . . — — Map (db m120059) HM
Antoine Robidoux and Fort Uncompahgre The Story of a Western Colorado Fur Trader / By Ken Reyher, 1998 Fort Uncompahgre was constructed in 1828 by Antoine Robidoux, a trader based out of Mexican Santa Fe. The post was situated about two miles . . . — — Map (db m290981) HM
Born: Arkansas May 18, 1883 To Crawford, Colorado, March 19, 1916
Died: January 22, 1969
Married: Sallie L Noble, Oct 10 1906
Three daughters: Annie Laura, Martha, Leslie Janie
Several abiding interests formed the structure . . . — — Map (db m159571) HM
In Memory of
David Lee Mangum
1947 - 2012
David L. Mangum loved music. As organist for the Delta Presbyterian Church, he brought music to the ears of thousands. In the greater Delta community, he was visible everywhere, offering his time . . . — — Map (db m159568) HM
Follow the Trail It is 1829, eight years after Mexico gained independence from Spain. New Mexican traders travel overland to establish new commercial relations with frontier settlements in California. They carried locally produced merchandise . . . — — Map (db m290975) HM
This bell was used
on the Robert E. Lee
steamboat on the Mississippi
River between New Orleans and
Memphis, Tennessee after the
Civil War — — Map (db m159570) HM
1896 Locally called Anna Dora Opera House for the names of owners' daughters. The upstairs area had a platform and oil lamps for a stage which was used for H.S. graduations, operatic and theatrical events. Social gatherings took place and . . . — — Map (db m290995) HM
Here stood the Farmers and Merchants Bank of which Andrew Trew Blachly was co-founder and cashier. Across Main Street was the Simpson Hardware Store. On September 7, 1893 the bank was held up by the notorious McCarty Gang. Blachly although covered . . . — — Map (db m159552) HM
The Delta Bank Robbery On or about August 20, 1893, the McCarty Gang arrived in the Delta area and set up camp in Escalante Canyon. Tom McCarty, his brother Bill, and Bill's 20 year old son, Fred, had probably departed from the . . . — — Map (db m290986) HM
Architectural Details From afar, tipis display a very symmetrical form, but on closer inspection, their actual "tilted cone" shape comes into view. Steepest in the rear, the tipi wall slopes more gradually on the front side toward the doorway, . . . — — Map (db m290970) HM
The ancient tree was once part of a grove of native cottonwoods under which the local Ute Indians would camp and hold council prior to 1881. An Indian trail passed nearby. It has been identified as the Ute Council Tree since 1930, when the local . . . — — Map (db m290967) HM
The Utes called themselves the People of the Shining Mountains and at one time all Colorado was their homeland At one time, this was the land of the Ute, distant cousins of the Shoshones. Historically, the Utes were nomadic and moved . . . — — Map (db m290982) HM
This ancient tree was once part of a grove of native cottonwoods under which the local Ute Indians would camp and hold council prior to 1881. An Indian trail passed nearby. It has been identified as the Ute Council Tree since 1930, when the local . . . — — Map (db m119897) HM
Western Slope Agriculture
According to an 1888 U.S. Department of Agriculture report, western Colorado's thin soils, high altitude, and lack of rainfall rendered the region totally unfit for cultivation. The documents author apparently . . . — — Map (db m120123) HM
In 1975, the North Fork Historical Society erected six markers along the route of the Dominguez-Escalante Expedition through upper Delta County. These handsomely-routed wood signs designate the route as the Escalante-Dominguez Expedition. Indeed, . . . — — Map (db m291397) HM
Purchased in 1897 for the princely sum of $22.90 from the Sears Roebuck Co., this 425 lb. bell adorned the first school in Hotchkiss. It was located where the Town Hall is located today. Later it was moved to the next school built in 1910, . . . — — Map (db m283686) HM
When Kathleen Wheeler arrived in Hotchkiss in 1940, she saw the need for a recreational facility for youth to gather. The American Legion deeded five lots for a community building to honor veterans especially those who had sacrificed their lives . . . — — Map (db m283573) HM
Hotchkiss Methodist Episcopal Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m291399) HM
[1996 Original E Clampus Vitus marker] In the mid 1930's, this building was constructed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps at Trickle Park on Grand Mesa near Grand Junction, Co. At the . . . — — Map (db m283598) HM
North Fork Harvests Early pioneers recognized that the mild climate of the Hotchkiss/Paonia area, also known as the North Fork Valley, could support quality fruit production, and in 1882 the first orchards were planted. In 1902 the Denver & Rio . . . — — Map (db m186965) HM
On July 29, 1776, ten men set forth on an expedition from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to look for a route to Monterey, California. Father Francisco Domνnguez was the leader of the expedition and Father Silvestre Escalante kept the diary. With Indian . . . — — Map (db m291592) HM
224 Grand Ave. The annual 4th of July celebration, Cherry Days, was started by the Paonia Lions Club in 1946 as a community celebration. The first fundraiser was for lights for the Dan Lawrence football field. This picture taken in the 1950s . . . — — Map (db m291398) HM
